Improved fotottaiet-comb



v of this specification, and in which- WILLIAM KllRR,y .-TR., AND JOSEPH A. ROBBTNS, OF BOSTON, MAS,

SACI-IUSETTS.

Letters Patent No. 85,31'1, datetlDccember 29, 1868.

mcpnovnn FOUNTAIN-00MB.

To all towhom these presents shall come:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM Kann, J r., and Jo- .snP-H A. ROBB Ns, of Boston, in the county of Sulolk, and State of Massachusetts, have made an invention of a new and useful Liquid-Heldin g or Fountain-Comb,

for dyeing or. oilin g the hair, as Well as for various other purposes; and do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description thereof, due referencebein g had to the accompanying drawings, making part Figure 1 is alongitudinal section, and Figure 2,.'a transverse section of a comb constructed as contemplated in our invention.

The object of this invention is to enablethe operation of dyeing, and also of oiling or dressing the human hair, to be performed in an expeditious manner,

andwith great neatness and cleanliness, as well as more thoroughlyand perfectly than is now done Aat the same time, to dispense with many of the uten'sils now employed for the purpose.

The invention consists in making the comb hollow,

and capable of containing liquid, the teethbein'g for" raminous or p'unctured, in order to allow such liquid to ooze from them in small quantities, and, when drawn :through the hair, to deposit such liquid upon and through it, v the body or back of such comb being provided, at one end, with an elastic bulb, for lling it,`an1d` for expelling the liquid therefrom, in manner similar to that of o rdilary enema-syringes.

In the drawings,- above referred to as illustrating our invention, A denotes a comb, made substantially in the ordinary form of such articles, with the exception that its back, a, as well as its teeth, b b, 86e., are hollow, for the purpose of containing liquid.

The innersides of the'teeth are punctured with one or more minute orifices or slots, c c, 85o., while the back of the comb, atv one end, lwhich is open, is provided with an elastic bulb, y, of a shape similar to that of 'an ordinary enema-syringebulb.

The interior of the back and teeth is preferably to be filled o'r packed with wool, cotton, or other equivalent or suitable material, to prevent too rapid'escape of lluid.

The operation of the above-described implement is very simple, and will recommend. itself to any intelligent person. i

The bulb is to be compressed by the hand, and the comb immersed in the liquid, whether such liquidbe a dye, oil, or dressing-compound, and the pressure upon the bulb subsequently released, which will lll the interior of the comb, through the'brifices 'c c, with the liquid.' The comb is now to be passed through the hair or other substance upon which the contents of the comb are to'be discharged, the bulb being, at the time, compressed with more or less force, according to the' amount of material to be deposited.

. The liquid oozesfrom the orifices of the teeth of the comb in a manuel' perfectly calculated to cause it to thoroughly permeate and incorporate itself with the mass of hair, or other substance to which it is applied, onegieat advantage of our invention being the fact that none of the liquid can come in Contact with the skin of the user, either ofthe hands or lace, the value of which 'will manifest itselfto every one having occasionY to use'hair-dyes. The invention, although referredto above as being valuable for dyeing or dressing human hair, will be found susceptible 'of various useful applications.

It will be evident that the filling of the comb with liquid may beperformed at otherpoints Athan at-th'e Y orifices of the teeth, 'and also that'means other than the elastic bulb may be employed for filling and emptying the comb,'-witl.1out affecting the character of our invention, the main condition of which consists in constructing the back and teeth, especially the latter, hollow, for the purpose of vcontaining' liquid'.

-We claim as o ur invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a 'combwhose teeth are hollow, and capable ofcout-aiuingliquid,

for the purpose substantially as before explained. .v

' 2. A comb, having vits body and teeth hollow,I and with the latter foraminous or punctured, iu order to allow of escape of liquid therefrom, in manner and to operate4 essentially as herein shown and described.

3. In 'combination with a comb, the body and teeth ofwhichfare hollow, auelastic bulb, or its equivalent,

for the purpose of llling and emptying such comb of its liquid contents, substantially as hereinbeforje ,eX-- plained.

WILLIAM Knien, JR. Josnrn A. eoBBiNs.

4Witnesses:

Guo; E.' PUrNnY, FRED. CURTIS. 

